Hair curler



NOV. 23, 1943. 1 1 RYAN 2,335,086

HAIR CURL-ER Filed Nov. 9, 1942 IN\/ EN+EIRZ Patented Nov. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

uniform curl is formed. In many instances, after the hair is wound upon the device, the latter is bent and the ends hooked together or otherwise locked. This often results in discomfort for the user.

It is an object of the present invention to overcome such difficulties or at least reduce them to a minimum.

The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing: in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device with a strand of hair wound thereon.

The hair curler embodying the invention as il lustrated in the accompanying drawing comprises a narrow elongated strip of sheet material 5! The piece iii, preferably, is leather but other flexible sheet material may be used, such as fabric or even steel. The ends of the piece it] may be rounded as indicated at H. A series of recesses are formed in one edge of the piece It] and a series of recesses 56 are formed in the opposite edge. The recesses in one edge are nearer one end of the piece it! than are the corresponding recesses in the opposite edge and thus form guides for winding a strand of hair in spiral form. In the preferred construction, as illustrated, the side walls I1 of the recesses [5 are aligned with the side walls N3 of the corresponding recesses Hi. The strip ii! is provided with apertures 28 and 2! located near opposite ends thereof for a purpose described hereinafter. A V-shaped cut 22 in the strip I0 provides a longitudinally extending finger 23.

In using the device of the invention a strand 24 of hair is threaded through the aperture 20 and then is led directly into the nearest recess I6. The strand then is wound around the strip in spiral form by leading it from the first recess I6 to the corresponding recess l5 and then to the second recess l6 and so on until the strand has been wound in the last recess l5. From the last recess 55, the strand is passed or threaded through the aperture 2|. The apertures 23 and 2| hold the windings in place as desired. During winding one or more convolutions of the strand may pass under the finger 23 and the remaining convolutions over the finger, thus forming a wave in the hair. 7

I claim:

A hair curler comprising a narrow strip of sheet material having a plurality of recesses in each longitudinal edge, the recesses in one edge being nearer one end of said strip than the corresponding recesses in the opposite edge, said strip being cut to provide a longitudinally extending finger whereby a strand of hair may be wound on said strip in spiral form in said recesses with one or more convolutions passing under said finger and the remaining convolutions passing over said finger, said strip having an aperture near at least one of its ends through which said strand may pass and thereby lock the curler in position.

LILLIAN LANE RYAN. 

